Hanging off the inside of the bike moves the combined centre of mass of rider and machine inwards, which means the motorcycle itself can stay more upright for a given cornering speed and keep a larger, safer contact patch on the tyre. Knee sliders came first, in the 1970s, as riders such as Kenny Roberts began moving their bodies off the seat.
Not in normal conditions. A MotoGP race is run start to finish on one set of tyres and one tank of fuel, with no refuelling and no scheduled stops, which is why tyre management over the closing laps decides so many races. The exception is the flag-to-flag rule for changing weather.
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Hanging off the inside of the bike moves the combined centre of mass of rider and machine inwards, which means the motorcycle itself can stay more upright for a given cornering speed and keep a larger, safer contact patch on the tyre. Knee sliders came first, in the 1970s, as riders such as Kenny Roberts began moving their bodies off the seat.
Not in normal conditions. A MotoGP race is run start to finish on one set of tyres and one tank of fuel, with no refuelling and no scheduled stops, which is why tyre management over the closing laps decides so many races. The exception is the flag-to-flag rule for changing weather.
They are the two support classes that run at every Grand Prix and form the official ladder into MotoGP. Moto3, which replaced the 125cc class in 2012, uses 250cc single-cylinder four-strokes with cost caps and a rev limit; low power means slipstreaming dominates and races are decided in huge packs.
MotoGP's rulebook splits into three parts: the sporting regulations that govern the weekend and the points, the technical regulations that define the motorcycle, and the disciplinary code administered by the FIM MotoGP Stewards. Almost all of it is written around one constraint, the tyre.
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